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St. Cloud won 10 of 20 weight classes Friday to win their fourth consecutive OBC Weightlifting Championship. The Bulldogs, undefeated this year, will be favorites to win the Class 3A, District 9 title in two weeks. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

St. Cloud won 10 of 20 weight classes Friday to win their fourth consecutive OBC Weightlifting Championship. The Bulldogs, undefeated this year, will be favorites to win the Class 3A, District 9 title in two weeks. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Ziss, Bulldogs Dominate OBC boys weightlifting again

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Four-time state champion Mikey Ziss won both the Traditional and Olympic disciplines on Friday night to lead St. Clout to the 2025 Orange Belt Conference weightlifting championship.
After another score, it was time for the Harmony Longhorns to celebrate Thursday after winning another OBC flag football title. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

After another score, it was time for the Harmony Longhorns to celebrate Thursday after winning another OBC flag football title. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Comeback Longhorns are OBC flag champs again

J. Daniel Pearson
Friday, March 14, 2025
For a fifth straight year and 11th time in the last 14 years, Harmony is the Orange Belt Conference champions in flag football.
Myron Gardner, who had 25 points in Sunday's Osceola Magic victory, chases down a loose ball. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Myron Gardner, who had 25 points in Sunday's Osceola Magic victory, chases down a loose ball. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Believe in Magic: Osceola romps over contender Greensboro, 124-110

Robert Pincus
Sunday, March 9, 2025
The Osceola Magic look ready for another playoff run as they dominated the first-place Greensboro Swarm, 124-110, in a game that wasn’t close on Sunday afternoon at the Silver Spurs Arena.The Magic (15-9) moved to sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference and a half game out of first...
Harmony's Nathan Lyttle outlasted Lake Mary's Damonyai White, 2-1, to win the FHSAA Class 3A 113-pound state wrestling championship Friday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

Harmony's Nathan Lyttle outlasted Lake Mary's Damonyai White, 2-1, to win the FHSAA Class 3A 113-pound state wrestling championship Friday at the Silver Spurs Arena. PHOTO/KATIE WILLIAMS

State champ Lyttle continues Harmony’s mat legacy

J. Daniel Pearson
Sunday, March 9, 2025
For a third consecutive year, Harmony High School has a state wrestling champion. In 2025, it was Nathan Lyttle sweeping through the field to capture the Class 3A, 113-pound weight class.For Lyttle, a junior, it capped a perfect 49-0 season.
Sophomore lefthander Trevin Bean fired four innings of one-hit balince an seasonl to lead Harmony to an 8-0 win over rival Osceola on Friday night. S-opening loss to Rockledge, the Longhorns have won 11 straight games. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Sophomore lefthander Trevin Bean fired four innings of one-hit balince an seasonl to lead Harmony to an 8-0 win over rival Osceola on Friday night. S-opening loss to Rockledge, the Longhorns have won 11 straight games. PHOTO/J. DANIEL PEARSON

Longhorns win 11th straight, 8-0 over Osceola

J. Daniel Pearson
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Through the first four weeks of the 2025 season, very little has gone wrong for the Longhorns on the diamond.
The Toronto Raptors have signed Osceola Magic center Colin Castleton to a 10-day contract. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

The Toronto Raptors have signed Osceola Magic center Colin Castleton to a 10-day contract. PHOTO/TAYLOR MCFEE

Osceola Magic's hot streak continues with win over Cleveland; Raptors sign Castleton

Staff Report
Friday, March 7, 2025
Ethan Thompson and Myron Gardner combined for 69 points as the Osceola Magic (14-9) outscored the Cleveland Charge (10-15), 149-144 Wednesday on the road.Thompson, an Orlando Magic two-way player who is returning from injury, came off the bench to score a season-high 35 points on 10-of-18 shooting...
St. Cloud golfer Espn Pool and cross country runner Lailana Decker were the voting winners of $2,500 scholarships through Arrington’s Athlete of the Week. PHOTOS/TAYLOR MCFEE

St. Cloud golfer Espn Pool and cross country runner Lailana Decker were the voting winners of $2,500 scholarships through Arrington’s Athlete of the Week. PHOTOS/TAYLOR MCFEE

Scholarship Winners Announced

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The 2024 Arrington’s Athletes of the Week were honored at a banquet hosted by the Osceola News-Gazette on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Osceola Council on Aging.Coaches, athletic directors and school officials nominated one male and female athlete for 25 weeks in 2024, and those weekly selections were...
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